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Xbox Series X|S

Two performance tiers, deep compatibility, and subscription access reframed the Xbox platform.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Microsoft launched the powerful Series X beside the smaller, digital-only Series S. Quick Resume, backwards compatibility, and Game Pass tied the hardware to a broader service ecosystem.

Released
November 10, 2020
Platform / family
Ninth generation
Format / type
Ultra HD Blu-ray / digital
Region
Worldwide
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Xbox Series X|S is a Xbox hardware family documented for Worldwide, with a release recorded as November 10, 2020. The catalog identifies it as Ninth generation hardware using Ultra HD Blu-ray / digital. PLAYBACK connects 7 documented hardware variants to this family, including Xbox Series X — black, Xbox Series S — robot white, Series X — Halo Infinite, Series S 1TB — carbon black, Series X 2TB — Galaxy Black, 2 more.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is November 10, 2020 for Worldwide on Ninth generation. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to Worldwide. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Ultra HD Blu-ray / digital. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

7 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Xbox Series X — black, Xbox Series S — robot white, Series X — Halo Infinite, Series S 1TB — carbon black, Series X 2TB — Galaxy Black, Series X All-Digital — robot white, Series S 1TB — robot white.

Research sources

  1. news.xbox.com — catalog record ↗